PATERSON — Authorities Monday identified the two men found in a burning car reportedly owned by a cast member of "Real Housewives of New Jersey."

The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office announced Monday that the victims were Aaron Anderson, 27, and Antonio Vega Jr., 25, both of Paterson. Their deaths were ruled a homicide, according to a release from the prosecutor’s office.

City firefighters responding to a car fire on East 28th Street around 2 a.m. Friday discovered two bodies inside the vehicle. The fire damaged the bodies so badly that firefighters could not initially identify the victims.

The car, an Audi S Line, was registered to Kim DePaola, who has appeared regularly on the “Real Housewives of New Jersey,” according to various media outlets.

DePaola, without specifically referencing Friday’s incident in an Instagram post shared on Sunday, appeared to confirm the reports — which were first published by TMZ.com — that it was her Audi that was involved in the double homicide.

“I am humbled by the outpour of love and support during this very difficult time,” she wrote. “My son and I are both safe. Our deepest condolences go out to the victims’ families of this truly horrific tragedy."

Anderson's mother told News 12 New Jersey that the Audi was lent to her son by DePaola’s son after driving him to the airport.

Vega’s family, speaking from their 1st Ward home, were still reeling from the news Monday night.

"He was a very good father," Vega's grandmother, Emilia Duran, 72, said. Fighting back tears as she spoke, she said, "He had a nice personality. He took the garbage for me. He said 'Grandma, you don't have to do it.’ "

Vega's father, Antonio Vega Sr., said his son occasionally worked carpentry jobs with him. The young father, who was expecting another daughter with his girlfriend, considered becoming an electrician, his father said.